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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 1, Chapters 13 & 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?
(a) He is to be court-martialed.
(b) His first child has died during childbirth.
(c) His mother had died.
(d) He had been demoted to Captain.

2. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) All.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-third.

3. Approximately how many men served under Custer at Gettysburg?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 4,800.
(d) 2,000.

4. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Competing against others.
(b) Going to school.
(c) Trying to do something and be somebody.
(d) Playing practical jokes.

5. What color were Custer's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a letter Custer wrote to his sister, what percentage of students at West Point failed?

2. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?

3. What are the Lance Owners?

4. Who did Custer meet on Thanksgiving evening in 1862?

5. According to Chapter 7, who of the book's subjects had seen combat by this time?

(see the answer key)

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